Michiel Heyns

Michiel Heyns
Born	2 December 1943(1943-12-02) Stellenbosch, South Africa[1]
Occupation	Author, Translator, Academic
Nationality	South African

Michiel Heyns (2 December 1943) is a South African author, translator and academic.

He went to school in Thaba Nchu, Kimberley and Grahamstown, and later studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Cambridge University before serving as a professor of English at the University of Stellenbosch, from 1983 until 2003.

Since then he has concentrated on his writing fulltime, and has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations and novels.

Novels

• The Children’s Day, Jonathan Ball (2002)
• The Reluctant Passenger, Jonathan Ball (2003)
• The typewriter's tale, Jonathan Ball (2005)
• Bodies politic, Jonathan Ball (2008)
• Lost Ground, Jonathan Ball (2011)

Translations

• Marlene van Niekerk, Agaat (2006)
• Marlene van Niekerk, Memorandum: A Story with pictures (2006)
• Tom Dreyer, Equatoria (2008)
• Etienne van Heerden, 30 Nights in Amsterdam (2011)
• Chris Barnard, Bundu (2011)^[2]

Awards

• Thomas Pringle Award for Reviews in 2006
• Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation for Agaat (2007)
• Herman Charles Bosman Award for Bodies Politic (2009)
• Thomas Pringle Award for Reviews in 2010

References

1. ^ http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/heynsm.html
2. ^ http://www.michielheyns.co.za/

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Name	Heyns, Michiel
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Date of birth	2 December 1943
Place of birth	Stellenbosch, South Africa
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